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> It's said that "Americans preserved British English" from the 1800s[2], and it's actually the British accent that changed. I might well believe that, but the
by bartislartfast 4y ago
> It's said that "Americans preserved British English" from the 1800s[2], and it's actually the British accent that changed.
I might well believe that, but then the question is, which American accent is the British one? Alaskan? Texan? Mid-west?
- Avshalom 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier,_Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier,_Virginia is the usual factoid